MeadWestvaco and Klabin sales agreement

摘要

MeadWestvaco Corporation and Klabin, Brazil's largest paperboard producer and exporter, have confirmed the creation of a sales and marketing agreement in which MeadWestvaco will sell a share of the coated kraft paperboard produced at Klabin's Monte Alegre paper mill located in Telemaco Borba, Parana, Brazil. The agreement will go into effect from 1st January, 2008. "Access to Klabin's paperboard will benefit customers because it gives MeadWestvaco the opportunity to expand our portfolio of high-quality packaging substrates and extend our industry leading Coated Natural Kraft~(~R) line," says Charles Johnson, Vice President of Global Businesses for MeadWestvaco's Packaging Resources Group. "The value of this deal is that it brings together high-quality products from two world-class manufacturers, providing customers with more extensive packaging and service solutions."